Defensive Stoppers in the Lottery

[The-Joker]

I don't think you can draft defensive stoppers, most great defensive players are veterans. Even big men aren't a sure thing... look at Thabeet.

And happy 1000th post to me.

 

[Scorpjazz]

The book on Dirk is you have to crowd him. That's not what you're going to get from Bosh. Nobody has the length to affect his shot anyway.

Actually, that is what you got from Bosh. He did crowd him, and then let him right by..lol
I do see your point. BUT, someone should have came sooner to help. No excuse for that.

 

[billyshelby]

Actually, that is what you got from Bosh. He did crowd him, and then let him right by..lol
I do see your point. BUT, someone should have came sooner to help. No excuse for that.

That's correct. But Spoelstra is asking a player to do something he can't do in that situation. That's on him. The higher percentage move is to put a defender on Dirk who can at least try to force him into an off balance jumper or, better yet, force him to pass. Putting a telephone poll in front of Dirk that he can drive right around is definitely the low percentage move.

 

[Zerol]

PLUS - they had a foul to give but didn't use it. That's on the coach as much as the players.

Of course the coach is not going to ask them to stop playing defense. But out of a timeout, the defense was set up by the coach, so yes, the coach is to be blamed.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Those years that the Jazz went to the Finals, Greg Ostertag's interior D on Shaq and Hakeem was pivotal, but he's otherwise a clear end-of-first-round, early-second-round talent. Fess could be similar if he'll clue in and focus.